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right now the u.s. government uses taxes to take money from people who have more it to put it in the hands of people who have less. people with lower incomes tend to spend any incremental money they get in a manner that is more beneficiarial a to the economy than rich people do, that's a fact. in the short-term, it's economically sensible to put the money in the hands of the less wealthy americans. but with an aging population and when you can't create enough jobs for people who need them, more and more money is being transferred from the rich to the poor. it's gone from millions of dollars, to trillions of dollars in the last 50 years. the government is spending less and less of its income on so-called investments and more on transfer payments for consumption. now what if we turned the clock back somehow to a time when most tax dollars went toward investments things like infrastructure, education and research. if we invested half as much as we spend on transfer payments we have a world-class infrastruc
right now the u.s. government uses taxes to take money from people who have more it to put it in the hands of people who have less. people with lower incomes tend to spend any incremental money they get in a manner that is more beneficiarial a to the economy than rich people do, that's a fact. in the short-term, it's economically sensible to put the money in the hands of the less wealthy americans. but with an aging population and when you can't create enough jobs for people who need them, more...
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in the u.s., it is only 69%. and those children tend to be from middle and upper middle class families. american government set the pace for education for the past 150 years. we've been the first country to offer mass education anywhere. that lead is now gone. obama's proposals will help the u.s. start to catch up in the great struggle for high-quality human capital that is going to define the next century. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazine. let's get started. >>> spies and spy agencies are all over the big screen and in theni nigews these days. hack attacks from china and a new debate over drones and the still-running controversy over torture, which bubbled up again with "zero dark thirty" oscar nominations. national security with a panel of people who come at it from different angles. michael hayden director of cia and nsa and a global security advisory firm. reuel marc gerecht is now senior fellow at the foundation for the defense of democracies. richard haass former top n
in the u.s., it is only 69%. and those children tend to be from middle and upper middle class families. american government set the pace for education for the past 150 years. we've been the first country to offer mass education anywhere. that lead is now gone. obama's proposals will help the u.s. start to catch up in the great struggle for high-quality human capital that is going to define the next century. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazine. let's...
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economic mobility in the u.s. is low compared to what it was in times past and with current levels in many european countries in canada. you hear all about rags to riches stories, but they are the exceptions. a comprehensive study by the pew economic mobility documents that in the u.s. today few poor people become even upper middle class. now, some of the criticism of president obama's program has come from people who worry about the government's track record in the area of early childhood education. they point to head start, the long-standing program that provides this education to disadvantaged children. the department of health and human services released a study of head start in 2010 which was updated in 2012 that positive effects begin to fade in a few years. this has led many to call the program a failure and urged the government not to throw good money after bad. people are jumping to conclusions about a very complicated subject without understanding the study or social science research. three scholars from
economic mobility in the u.s. is low compared to what it was in times past and with current levels in many european countries in canada. you hear all about rags to riches stories, but they are the exceptions. a comprehensive study by the pew economic mobility documents that in the u.s. today few poor people become even upper middle class. now, some of the criticism of president obama's program has come from people who worry about the government's track record in the area of early childhood...
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aren't state gofertz the u.s. government -- the u.s. government requires a warrant for some kinds of information, does it not, whereas, what it does to evade that, we hear, for example, the pentagon which has an enormous snoop potential -- i don't mean to use that word in a bad sense, but let's say monitoring potential, and all college students, i believe, are said to be within the per view of the pentagon. that's obtained through a contract that the pentagon issues with, i guess, choicepoint? >> it's a different private company but they are basically trying to compile records on students so they can reach out to them and recruit them into the military. >> what do you think of the pentagon having dossiers on every young person in america, mr. chairman? >> i haven't heard that honestly. it's obviously a huge task and i don't think it's being done in the lit thayou are talking about. i think they are probably trying to identify those individuals that would be a high risk in terms of potential terror to this country, and i think that's wha
aren't state gofertz the u.s. government -- the u.s. government requires a warrant for some kinds of information, does it not, whereas, what it does to evade that, we hear, for example, the pentagon which has an enormous snoop potential -- i don't mean to use that word in a bad sense, but let's say monitoring potential, and all college students, i believe, are said to be within the per view of the pentagon. that's obtained through a contract that the pentagon issues with, i guess, choicepoint?...
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this is what i think, what we have to understand right now is the u.s. rank is towards the bottom internationally on social mobility so if you are a child born into poverty in this country the likelihood you'll ever escape poverty that goes against every a deal that we hold as americans that is not the way our country is supposed to work we have the greatest country in the world because if you work hard and do the right thing you can live the american dream but those growing up today the likelihood to go to a failing score was 50% see don't get the skills and knowledge that you need, that is criminal in my mind. we can allow poverty to be the determining factor with the chances in life outcome. >> host: what about the problem of teaching. [inaudible] >> guest: this is a good question. i see both sides. as a mom last year my daughter was in the fourth grade in the middle of april she came home and i said where's your home or? she said we don't have homeric anymore because the test is over. what message does this send to the kids of the parents and the kid
this is what i think, what we have to understand right now is the u.s. rank is towards the bottom internationally on social mobility so if you are a child born into poverty in this country the likelihood you'll ever escape poverty that goes against every a deal that we hold as americans that is not the way our country is supposed to work we have the greatest country in the world because if you work hard and do the right thing you can live the american dream but those growing up today the...
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a massive pileup on a nascar rally in the u.s. has left thirty three spectators injured at least two critically so they were hit by debris that was launched into the stands the accident happened on the last lap at the florida race course as drivers towards checkered flag. more stories coming your way this hour including. and i see it as some of the sort done a lot to fire up to four children they are caught of bringing weapons into u.k. schools what authority is desperate to end an epidemic of violence more on that after the break. there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using circular targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has created a special
a massive pileup on a nascar rally in the u.s. has left thirty three spectators injured at least two critically so they were hit by debris that was launched into the stands the accident happened on the last lap at the florida race course as drivers towards checkered flag. more stories coming your way this hour including. and i see it as some of the sort done a lot to fire up to four children they are caught of bringing weapons into u.k. schools what authority is desperate to end an epidemic of...
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and if are talking about organic, it's difficult to verify in the u.s. that organic products are meeting the standards. so we can imagine how this is happening in places like china. >> up next,
and if are talking about organic, it's difficult to verify in the u.s. that organic products are meeting the standards. so we can imagine how this is happening in places like china. >> up next,
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. ♪ >> it is costing hundreds of of dollars and u.s. jobs every year. >> of a countertrorism expert the reagan and both bushes, under and presidentnt clintnton. china has bn waging a cyber warfare and have been doing it for years. been minding the cyber we are engaged elsewhere? there was a bill that had agreed to on cybersecurity. the privacycall went bonkers -- bananas and bonkers. they flooded and their members congress and there were so that theyey didid not pass anything. not a serious person in hasington of any ideology not known the increasingower is a problem. the president said he will use it.utive power to do all those people who think cyberspace and the internet is an open range and there can regulation, it will come back to haunt us. >> we have a huge defense establishment and have alace where ty'red supposed to know about this stuff. >> it raises strategic queststis not thought through yet. capacity to take much anys off pretty time they want. what we are going to do about that, is this a nuclear issue? the we threaten to u
. ♪ >> it is costing hundreds of of dollars and u.s. jobs every year. >> of a countertrorism expert the reagan and both bushes, under and presidentnt clintnton. china has bn waging a cyber warfare and have been doing it for years. been minding the cyber we are engaged elsewhere? there was a bill that had agreed to on cybersecurity. the privacycall went bonkers -- bananas and bonkers. they flooded and their members congress and there were so that theyey didid not pass anything. not...
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well, the u.s. state department is trying to play down the conflict between the ceo of tighten international, maurice taylor, and the french government, calling a private matter. we talked about this last night. the exchange erupted after the french government leaked a letter written by mr. taylor in which she describes workers at the french tire plant he was considering buying sleazy. in case you missed it yesterday, here is what he told me about the atmosphere of the french plant. >> you walk-in. they get in now or for their lunch in their brakes. ey work about three hours and th the other three, it's like a beauty shop. they're socializing. the reason being, they would like you -- the union thinks she should hire more people. i mean, that's the unions mentality. then what happens is appearances they're closing the plant. i have nothing. so they're not they will close it. the french minister, i will call up this tighten and have them come. i spent four years over there talking with these fools. an
well, the u.s. state department is trying to play down the conflict between the ceo of tighten international, maurice taylor, and the french government, calling a private matter. we talked about this last night. the exchange erupted after the french government leaked a letter written by mr. taylor in which she describes workers at the french tire plant he was considering buying sleazy. in case you missed it yesterday, here is what he told me about the atmosphere of the french plant. >>...
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. >> it is costing hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of u.s. jobs every year. >> counterterrorism expert who worked under the reagan administration, both the bushes, president clinton. the pit cyber warfare they're waiting on the united states and have been doing it for years. who has been minding the store? >> there was a bill that had been agreed to on some cybersecurity and, you may recall, that the privacy aficionado's went bonkers it is it bananas' and bonkers together. they flooded their members of congress and and it did not pass anything. meanwhile, there is not a serious person in washington of any ideology who has not known with increasing power that this is a problem. the president said he will use his executive powers to do it and for all these people on the internet, this is just like a range and there can be no regulation whatsoever. it will come back to haunt us. >> we have this huge defense establishment and we have a place in maryland where they're supposed to know about this. >> it raises a strategic question we have now reall
. >> it is costing hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of u.s. jobs every year. >> counterterrorism expert who worked under the reagan administration, both the bushes, president clinton. the pit cyber warfare they're waiting on the united states and have been doing it for years. who has been minding the store? >> there was a bill that had been agreed to on some cybersecurity and, you may recall, that the privacy aficionado's went bonkers it is it bananas' and bonkers...
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u.s. he doubts the new pontiff will be an american. >> i don't think it would be seen as a -- very good thing if the pope who's supposed to be reminding governments of their responsibilities to build peace, if he were from the same super power. that's just a thought. >> cardinal served as a nonvoting secretary to an ailing cardinal during the 1978 conclave elected pope john paul the ii. he shared this nugget. michael angelo's depictment of the last judgment is an important reminder for the cardinals inside. >> i'm going to be judged on how open i am to the spirit and how faithful i am to what i hear in my heart. >> represents washington, dc, he's quite familiar with politics, but apparently he's leaving that here at home. >> read the paper and watch the television, you realize how intense the politicking on capitol hill in washington is. there's nothing like that in rome. >> most expected a new pope will be chosen in time to preside over holy week and the cardinal hopes to be back here in
u.s. he doubts the new pontiff will be an american. >> i don't think it would be seen as a -- very good thing if the pope who's supposed to be reminding governments of their responsibilities to build peace, if he were from the same super power. that's just a thought. >> cardinal served as a nonvoting secretary to an ailing cardinal during the 1978 conclave elected pope john paul the ii. he shared this nugget. michael angelo's depictment of the last judgment is an important reminder...
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so far the attacks haven't affected the u.s.. but with a click of a mouse, hackers could shut down electric grids and air traffic corrode and aciss the launch codes it could happen and my next guest said we are not pripaired. chaper joining me is chairman mike rodgers. >> thank you. >> how urgint is cyber security in the u.s.? >> i will tell you, it is not just 115 companies. there are two companies left in america. those who are hacked and know it and those who are hacked and don't know it. i never staw such a prolific growing problem that the united states is not prepared to handle and that is it chinese stealing the blueprints and take back to china and repurposing it and competing for the companies in the international company. a very large manufacturing company was hacked and they argue because of the theft, chinese theft took it back and copied their product and competing against them. 25,000 u.s. manufacturing jobs lost because of it >> why aren't we doing something more about it? this is huge. >> it is huge. >> wo've why
so far the attacks haven't affected the u.s.. but with a click of a mouse, hackers could shut down electric grids and air traffic corrode and aciss the launch codes it could happen and my next guest said we are not pripaired. chaper joining me is chairman mike rodgers. >> thank you. >> how urgint is cyber security in the u.s.? >> i will tell you, it is not just 115 companies. there are two companies left in america. those who are hacked and know it and those who are hacked and...
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the u.s. should seek a buyer and containment of the human investment. postscript the general assembly and appendages by and large are hostile to the united states, wasteful, will basically seek any resources can attempt to use them. but there are numbers to particular institutions of the u.n., a quasi-independent body was branded it the u.n. they generally speaking have a chance which receive a little bit of funding from the main u.n. budget, but is on voluntary front funded by governments that look what they're doing in the u.s. has a long pattern of trying to look for the ones that were passed. ineffectiveness both, i am encouraging the u.s. to look to the ones that are most affected. when they say bio, that's a little bit issue this, essentially saying fund them in notes on these other things. this is all voluntary, so you can't arouse the controversy that refusing to pay u.n. dues status. in large part is finding in any case. this is what european allies do all the time. they try and ident
the u.s. should seek a buyer and containment of the human investment. postscript the general assembly and appendages by and large are hostile to the united states, wasteful, will basically seek any resources can attempt to use them. but there are numbers to particular institutions of the u.n., a quasi-independent body was branded it the u.n. they generally speaking have a chance which receive a little bit of funding from the main u.n. budget, but is on voluntary front funded by governments that...
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u.s. talking about getting tough with china over the dozen cyber attacks it is accused of waging. it is all talk so far. hack stenograph a serious threat. and this prove the fact that we owe china so much money is our biggest threat. johnathon, get at it? >> the debt is a threat no matter who we owe it to. why we don't have a back bone with china when it comes to hacking. we haven't had a back bone with the military threats from iran. i am not sure prized. we should have a type to stand up and say it is a violation of intellectual property and the united states will not stand for it when it comes to the computers. it hurts china more than anyone. no wealth will be created. >> and scott, it our debt making us weak. >> if we didn't have a debt. we would be in a different situation and less hesitation . one. ranking members in the armed services in home land we have discussed it you have the military ierest and government interest and the private citizens and the report was damaging. the time for talking is and we need to draw a line sand. >> wayne, is the time for talking over. >> a
u.s. talking about getting tough with china over the dozen cyber attacks it is accused of waging. it is all talk so far. hack stenograph a serious threat. and this prove the fact that we owe china so much money is our biggest threat. johnathon, get at it? >> the debt is a threat no matter who we owe it to. why we don't have a back bone with china when it comes to hacking. we haven't had a back bone with the military threats from iran. i am not sure prized. we should have a type to stand...
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if we legit myself -- >> eight nuclear weapons in a few weeks time says u.s. embassador john bolton. next sunday we'll talk about what they did or didn't achieve when they start talking on tuesday. >> thank you, eric. >> thank you. we want to tell you about new information on high profile cyber attacks that put our national security at risk and threatened some of the country's biggest corporations. experts tracking them to hackers in china. peter doocy with details from washington. what's the latest? >> we got specifics from the chairman of the house intelligence committee, congressman mike rogers who says the chinese are stealing intellectual property of americans companies. they take an america company as idea and create a chinese competitor without spending time or money on research and development. the congressman says there's nothing we can do to stop it. >> i have never seen such a prolific, exponentially growing problem that the united states isn't prepared to handle. the chinese coming into our networks, stealing blueprints, taking it to china and the
if we legit myself -- >> eight nuclear weapons in a few weeks time says u.s. embassador john bolton. next sunday we'll talk about what they did or didn't achieve when they start talking on tuesday. >> thank you, eric. >> thank you. we want to tell you about new information on high profile cyber attacks that put our national security at risk and threatened some of the country's biggest corporations. experts tracking them to hackers in china. peter doocy with details from...
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and also pile up at a nascar rally in the u.s. has left at thirty three spectators injured at least two critically and they were hit by debris that was launched into the stands the accident happened at the last lap of the florida race course as drivers towards the checkered flag. america's newly installed secretary of state john kerry has embarked on his first tour and tour of the country's top diplomat on the list is checking the boxes with key allies in europe as well as well as delving into the turbulent middle east or to his marina partner has more america's new secretary of state john kerry is on his first official overseas trip visiting nine countries in western europe and the middle east over the course of ten days hillary clinton's replacement will reportedly consult with allies on topics including iran in the arab spring countries and serious civil war secretary kerry is also scheduled to meet with members of syria's opposition according to the state department the top u.s. diplomat thinks of this trip as a listening tour
and also pile up at a nascar rally in the u.s. has left at thirty three spectators injured at least two critically and they were hit by debris that was launched into the stands the accident happened at the last lap of the florida race course as drivers towards the checkered flag. america's newly installed secretary of state john kerry has embarked on his first tour and tour of the country's top diplomat on the list is checking the boxes with key allies in europe as well as well as delving into...
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. >> a u.s. delegation went to cuba this week to meet with president raul castro about securing the release of an imprisoned american. they came home empty handed. would ending the embargo help bring an american prisoner home. senator patrick leahy joins us next. >> i think everybody realizes that this is not the 1960s. it is a different century, different world. we have to adapt to it. i upgraw sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant sandbox. with all these huge toys. and with the fastest push-to-talk... i can keep track of them all. [ male announcer ] upgrade to the new "done" with access to the fastest push-to-talk and three times the coverage. now when you buy one kyocera duraxt rugged phone for $69.99, you'll get four free. other offers available. visit a sprint store, or call 855-878-4biz. visit a sprint store, with the bing it on challenge to show google users what they've been missing on bing. let's bing it on. [fight bell:
. >> a u.s. delegation went to cuba this week to meet with president raul castro about securing the release of an imprisoned american. they came home empty handed. would ending the embargo help bring an american prisoner home. senator patrick leahy joins us next. >> i think everybody realizes that this is not the 1960s. it is a different century, different world. we have to adapt to it. i upgraw sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ manager 2 ] it's like...
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there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using circular targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot at people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has created a special line of paper targets for police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women yeah law enforcement targets in coffers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and it's even sicker than that and that law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but i just my opinion. today. again flared up. these are the images the world. can't. change co
there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using circular targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot at people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has...
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we talked to terry moran earlier this morning about the options the u.s. has right now. >> we just got out of syria. it looks like the situation there is going to go from worse to worse. you got rising sectarian hatred. now, staking their claim to the future in syria, massive war crimes rising violence and criminality and we could find no evidence that bashares asad is about to break. they wanted to change the government. the united states has a choice, armed the rebels, engage deeply or broker a peace. probably with russia. give the syrian people an opportunity to determine their future and at least in the first stages, he's likely to be a part of that process. >> congressman engel, is that the choice? >> i think it is. i think it's time to armed the rebels. it needs help. we know who they are. it's time that we make that move. >> white house officials make two arguments against arming the rebels. one, you don't want them to have shoulder-fire missiles because of the threat to aircraft. number two, the opposition is getting what it needs right now from th
we talked to terry moran earlier this morning about the options the u.s. has right now. >> we just got out of syria. it looks like the situation there is going to go from worse to worse. you got rising sectarian hatred. now, staking their claim to the future in syria, massive war crimes rising violence and criminality and we could find no evidence that bashares asad is about to break. they wanted to change the government. the united states has a choice, armed the rebels, engage deeply or...
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. >>> a u.s. delegation went to cuba to meet with president castro about securing am imprisoned american but they came home empty handed. >> senator patrick leahy joins us next. >> i think everybody realizes this is not the 19d6 0z. different century. different world. hh, probably google. if we do a side by side blind test comparison, and you end up choosing google, you get an xbox. i'll bet you the xbox, you bet me your son. well let's look up what you need. okay, i would do the left. yeah? what?! i am a daddy! bing wins it! bing won. bing did win. people prefer bing over google for the web's top searches. don't believe it? go to bingiton.com and see what you're missing. how sharp is your business security?o! can it help protect your people and property, while keeping out threats to your operations? it's not working! yes it is. welcome to tyco integrated security. with world-class monitoring centers and thousands of qualified technicians. we've got a personal passion to help your business run saf
. >>> a u.s. delegation went to cuba to meet with president castro about securing am imprisoned american but they came home empty handed. >> senator patrick leahy joins us next. >> i think everybody realizes this is not the 19d6 0z. different century. different world. hh, probably google. if we do a side by side blind test comparison, and you end up choosing google, you get an xbox. i'll bet you the xbox, you bet me your son. well let's look up what you need. okay, i would...
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so we look at the u.s.-mexico border, exhibit eight about a control borders to secure the border first before we can move it all forward and immigration reform. it shows a gross disregard to the ignorance of history. after all, america's borders are far more secure, far more surveilled, monitored, policed and so on, especially the u.s.-mexico border. it's an old story. as much as they focus on the border, we can look back to show the u.s. canada border play just as important if not more important in illicit trade over the decades. as i mentioned, the war of 1812 and password to prohibition. today's treatments are crossing was just as much of a smuggling superhighway as far as impasto is today. back then there is a lot of finger pointing north. in fact, it was almost official to tax the tree so they could facilitate the moving of alcohol across the river, pretending they were going to cuba and signing paperwork, looking the other way. i've taken my time in a shared. i let my colleagues let me know how much t
so we look at the u.s.-mexico border, exhibit eight about a control borders to secure the border first before we can move it all forward and immigration reform. it shows a gross disregard to the ignorance of history. after all, america's borders are far more secure, far more surveilled, monitored, policed and so on, especially the u.s.-mexico border. it's an old story. as much as they focus on the border, we can look back to show the u.s. canada border play just as important if not more...
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we talked to terry moran earlier this morning about the options the u.s. has right now. >> george, we just got out of syria. and the first thing to say is, it looks like the situation there is going to go from worse to worst. you got rising sectarian hatred. now, staking their claim to the future in syria, massive war crimes, rising violence and criminality, and we could find no evidence that bashar assad or his army is about to break. quite the contrary. they wanted to change the government. now given the chaos, they don't. the united states has a choice, armed the rebels, engage deeply in a dangerous war for this region or broker a peace, probably with russia. give the syrian people an opportunity to determine their future and at least in the first stages, assad's likely to be a part of that process. >> congressman engel, is that the choice? >> i think it is. i think it's time to armed the rebels. i think the free syria army needs help. we know who they are. it's time that we make that move. >> i spoke to white house officials about this. they make two a
we talked to terry moran earlier this morning about the options the u.s. has right now. >> george, we just got out of syria. and the first thing to say is, it looks like the situation there is going to go from worse to worst. you got rising sectarian hatred. now, staking their claim to the future in syria, massive war crimes, rising violence and criminality, and we could find no evidence that bashar assad or his army is about to break. quite the contrary. they wanted to change the...
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for everybody, really, but it gets really fatal. [ siren wails ] >> every 10 minutes, someone in the u.s. is rushed to the emergency room with a severe allergic reaction. what's more, food allergies are becoming more common. peanut allergies alone have tripled since our parents were kids. >> i have a friend who's allergic to almonds. >> my friends are allergic to nuts, berries, and milk. >> my best friend is allergic to peanuts. >> one of my friends, she's allergic to peanuts. [ mid-tempo piano music playing ] >> unfortunately, many people don't realize just how serious food allergies can be. heather had to educate her friends and classmates and even a teacher who was using peanut candy for a science lesson. >> and she said, "how allergic are you?" i said, "i can't be in the room if we're doing this experiment." and she dismissed me from class, and that prevented my learning. some teachers, you know, really help me out, and some teachers don't understand it. >> heather spoke about her condition at a conference in washington, d.c. she was invited by f.a.a.n., the food allergy and anaphyla
for everybody, really, but it gets really fatal. [ siren wails ] >> every 10 minutes, someone in the u.s. is rushed to the emergency room with a severe allergic reaction. what's more, food allergies are becoming more common. peanut allergies alone have tripled since our parents were kids. >> i have a friend who's allergic to almonds. >> my friends are allergic to nuts, berries, and milk. >> my best friend is allergic to peanuts. >> one of my friends, she's allergic...
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joining us now with the economic outlook, chief u.s. economist for ubs investment research. great to have you here. talking about terrible thing, apocalypse, armageddon is the president of these united states. he's mistaken? >> all you have to do is add the numbers. they say this sequester is $85 billion. that is based on budget authority. what they actually spend less behind budget authority so when commiists figured this, they take half of the 85 billion divided by the gdp and three tenths or four tenths of 1%. it's not that big right now. lou: one of the thing, and i don't want to engage you on the conversation with the president's veer rasety, but the fact of the matter, as we noted on the broadcast, the president talking about first responders, policemen, firemen, emts losing their jobs because of sequester. we don't know what he was thinking when he said that, but i wanto know what's going to happen with the economy, and i think everyone watching this wants to know where we are. in contraction in the fourth quarter with the gdp, and numbers suggest life and bigger to t
joining us now with the economic outlook, chief u.s. economist for ubs investment research. great to have you here. talking about terrible thing, apocalypse, armageddon is the president of these united states. he's mistaken? >> all you have to do is add the numbers. they say this sequester is $85 billion. that is based on budget authority. what they actually spend less behind budget authority so when commiists figured this, they take half of the 85 billion divided by the gdp and three...
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what is the u.s.'s -- do we have an official policy on it or how do you think we would respond some. >> we have said -- well, america has said that they will use conventional attacks if a cyber attack was perpetrated against them. and that's the problem. >> conventional -- we would use -- >> we would view it as a missile. if a virus got in and messed up some centrifuges or took out an air defense or blew up an oil pipeline, right, anything like that. >> yeah. that's the fear, making nonkinetic violence kinetic violence. going from digital to conventional and this is probably going too far with the cyber threat. >> david, have you, talking to your sources in washington, what is their thinking about this? is it as brandon says that they're ready to go hard if they get hit with the stuxnet type virus? >> i think i've heard something a little different. if you read the pentagon policy, it is that they would use proportional force and they have not said whether or not it would be a return cyber attack or wh
what is the u.s.'s -- do we have an official policy on it or how do you think we would respond some. >> we have said -- well, america has said that they will use conventional attacks if a cyber attack was perpetrated against them. and that's the problem. >> conventional -- we would use -- >> we would view it as a missile. if a virus got in and messed up some centrifuges or took out an air defense or blew up an oil pipeline, right, anything like that. >> yeah. that's the...
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nearly 30 years as a u.s. senator. the only committee that he served on from the day he became a senator, until its last day in the center of the foreign relations committee.-- until his last day in tas s as senator ine foreign relations committee. he grew up with a father in the foreign service. it is a family calling. i will count it as a joy but as a bittersweet sadness that my service in the senate, i got to serve with him on the foreign relations committee for one week. [laughter] i am the junior senator on that committee. i sit far out on the wing on that committee.i was together with this chair for one week. it was the first committee vote i cast was to confirm him as the new secretary. senator, you are coming to a place that believes deeply in the values that you share, as robert mentioned. president jefferson strongly believed in the connection of this wonderful exemplary nations to a world community. we have been a global leader. i always like to think about the global leadership that tries to balance militar
nearly 30 years as a u.s. senator. the only committee that he served on from the day he became a senator, until its last day in the center of the foreign relations committee.-- until his last day in tas s as senator ine foreign relations committee. he grew up with a father in the foreign service. it is a family calling. i will count it as a joy but as a bittersweet sadness that my service in the senate, i got to serve with him on the foreign relations committee for one week. [laughter] i am the...
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so the u.s. marshals use dogs to protect federal judges. the federal protective services use dogs to keep bombs out of federal buildings. the tsa uses dogs to keep bombs off of airplanes. fema uses dogs to find survivors after hurricanes. there are 32 k-9 teams in the field right now in new york and new jersey looking for survivors of hurricane sandy. so, in situation after situation, the government has in a sense put its money where its mouth is, and it believes at an institutional level that these dogs are quite reliable. and i think the courts -- >> do you -- i'm not sure it's relevant, but do dogs -- does their ability --26 is it even across the board? in other words, if you have a dog that's trained and good at sniffing out heroin, the same dog is going to be good at detecting a bomb, or is there some difference? >> no, there -- well, i think any dog could be trained in either discipline. and if you look at the scientific working group on detection dogs report that we cite in our brief, the report explains that the same general methodo
so the u.s. marshals use dogs to protect federal judges. the federal protective services use dogs to keep bombs out of federal buildings. the tsa uses dogs to keep bombs off of airplanes. fema uses dogs to find survivors after hurricanes. there are 32 k-9 teams in the field right now in new york and new jersey looking for survivors of hurricane sandy. so, in situation after situation, the government has in a sense put its money where its mouth is, and it believes at an institutional level that...
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you know, her husband had been a u.s. senator for a few years. but she and the girls had stayed in chicago where her whole family and support were. and the bush people were incredibly helpful and generous in -- and in particular about what the office was like and structure of all that. and the bushes were as well personally when the obamas visited. but i have to say there is no substitute for being there. so mrs. obama and the family were, you know, first at the adams hotel and then at the blair house and then came to the white house for coffee, as is the tradition, inauguration morning, and everyone went off to the inauguration and then what the white house resident staff does is just unbelievable where they all in that time when this inauguration is going on, they move, in this case the bushes out and the obamas in so they get back from the festivities of the parade, etc., and they walk in and now live in this new home. it's really quite startling. i don't think there's any amount of preparation that really can help one understand what this all
you know, her husband had been a u.s. senator for a few years. but she and the girls had stayed in chicago where her whole family and support were. and the bush people were incredibly helpful and generous in -- and in particular about what the office was like and structure of all that. and the bushes were as well personally when the obamas visited. but i have to say there is no substitute for being there. so mrs. obama and the family were, you know, first at the adams hotel and then at the...